Penn National Gaming is the first casino operator in Pennsylvania to apply for a license to offer sports betting in the state, now that regulators cleared it to begin. Penn National submitted a 107-page application to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Friday.
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The W hotel brand is leaving the Las Vegas Strip. The SLS casino-hotel on Wednesday announced it will assume control of the W Las Vegas, which currently occupies one of the property’s three towers.
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An organization working to legalize casinos in Arkansas says it raised more than $1 million last month from two American Indian tribes in neighboring Oklahoma.
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Hollywood Casino in Charles Town is the first casino licensed to offer sports betting in West Virginia. The West Virginia Lottery Commission made the announcement Monday. The casino expects to start accepting bets Sept. 1.
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Expanding casino gambling in Florida may be decided by Sunshine State voters, with word that Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. and the Seminole Tribe of Florida are continuing to fund an effort to pass a constitutional amendment that would make it difficult.
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Resorts Casino Hotel and the Golden Nugget Atlantic City officially joins four other operating sportsbooks in Atlantic City today (Wednesday).
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Talking Stick Resort and Casino near Phoenix will remain closed until Aug. 19, as a result of a fierce storm that swept through the area early Saturday. The casino said that water from multiple storms flowed into the area where the main and backup generators are housed.
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Wise Kracks | New Jersey has now entered the sports betting app era. Draft Kings (Resorts) bet365 (Hard Rock) William Hill-US (through Ocean Resort casino in Atlantic City) MGM (Borgata), and Caesars Entertainment (Bally’s, Harrah’s) are offering now, or will be, by opening day kickoff next month.
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Around Town | When the American Gaming Association holds its Global Gaming Expo international gaming trade show in Las Vegas Oct. 8-11, one of the best attended events is bound to the Sports Betting Symposium.
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Vegas Sports Books | Tiger Woods was always good for business in his prime. People either wanted to see him dominate and keep making history or someone rise to his level and upset him.
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The GamingToday print edition has begun distribution inside several of the new sportsbooks now open or soon to open for business in Mississippi, Publisher Eileen DiRocco announced.
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A new welcome sign, featuring two 26-foot-tall showgirls and the words “City of Las Vegas” now greets visitors and locals heading downtown.
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More than 6,000 agents, suppliers and tourism/travel officials from around the world have convened at the Bellagio, Vdara and Aria on the Las Vegas Strip for the largest Virtuoso Travel Week in history.
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The Analyst | Many of the jurisdictions that followed Atlantic City into the world of legalized gaming did so on the premise that casino-style gaming would promote tourism, create jobs and of course throw tax dollars into the respective state’s treasury.
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One Mann's Opinion | As legal sports betting blooms nationally, book after book is seeking just the right person to head their operation. I’ve even been asked to recommend someone willing to move back east to take a job in West Virginia.
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Gaming Insider | The shape of things to come at Wynn Resorts is suddenly apparent following developments of the last week or so as the board of directors was expanded to 11 people with about a third of them being women.
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The Greek government is moving forward with its efforts to transition the country into a leading gambling destination.
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Last Thursday’s Browns-Giants preseason game marked the first time an NFL game in which fans could legally place wagers from inside the stadium. DraftKings launched the first mobile sportsbook in New Jersey on Aug. 1.
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Gambling advertising in Italy is now against the law after that country’s Council of Ministers this week formally approved a blanket ban on the practice starting January 1, 2019. Advertisers with existing agreements were granted permission to fulfill their contracts.
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Penn National’s, Hollywood Casino Charles Town is now expected to be among the first casinos in West Virginia to take a legal sports bet. William Hill, as speculated earlier this week, will run the sports betting operation on behalf of Penn.
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Penn National seeks first Pennsylvania…Penn National Gaming is the first casino operator in Pennsylvania to apply for a license to offer sports betting in the state, now that regulators cleared it to begin. Penn National submitted a 107-page application to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Friday.
SLS hotel-casino assuming control of W…The W hotel brand is leaving the Las Vegas Strip. The SLS casino-hotel on Wednesday announced it will assume control of the W Las Vegas, which currently occupies one of the property’s three towers.
Pro-casino group raises $1M in July…An organization working to legalize casinos in Arkansas says it raised more than $1 million last month from two American Indian tribes in neighboring Oklahoma.
First casino licensed for sports…Hollywood Casino in Charles Town is the first casino licensed to offer sports betting in West Virginia. The West Virginia Lottery Commission made the announcement Monday. The casino expects to start accepting bets Sept. 1.
NASCAR is on its way to Las Vegas for…NASCAR is on its way, Sept. 13 thru Sept. 16, to the “Entertainment Capital of the World,” Las Vegas, with a series of “fan-centric” events to promote the South Point 400, this year’s kick off event for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
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